Case 1:16-cv-01483-EGS Document 24-2 Filed 06/06/17 Page 1 of 29 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, | | Plaintiff, | | Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-1483 v. | Judge: Emmet G. Sullivan | ANHEUSER BUSCH InBEV SA/NV, and | SABMILLER plc, | | Defendants. | | | [PROPOSED] AMICUS BRIEF OF CONSUMER ACTION AND CONSUMER WATCHDOG Andre Barlow (D.C. Bar No. 465683) DOYLE, BARLOW & MAZARD PLLC 1110 Vermont Ave, N.W., Suite 715 Washington, D.C. 20005 T: (202) 589-1834 F: (202) 589-1819
[email protected] Counsel for Amici Curiae Case 1:16-cv-01483-EGS Document 24-2 Filed 06/06/17 Page 2 of 29 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page TABLE OF AUTHORITIES………………………………………………….………………..ii CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT……………………………………………...…1 INTEREST OF AMICUS CURIAE……………………………………………..……...........…2 INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………….3 ARGUMENT…………………………………………………………………………..…………9 I. The Court Must Determine Whether the Proposed Final Judgment is in the Public Interest…………………………………………………..………9 II. Consumers Will be Harmed if the PFJ is Entered as Drafted…………….……..12 A. ABI Should be Prohibited from Acquiring Additional Distributors……13 B. ABI Should be Prohibited from Acquiring Additional Craft Brewers….18 C. The PFJ Should Include Broader Protections Against Attempts to Curb the Promotion and Distribution of Rival Beer………………20 CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………………..………..……24 i Case 1:16-cv-01483-EGS Document 24-2 Filed 06/06/17 Page 3 of 29 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES CASES Page In the Matter of TC Group, LLC, FTC File No. 061-0197 (Decision and Order, January 25, 2007)…………………………………………………16 United States v. ARA Servs., 1979 U.S. Dist.